On May 17-18, 2021, the University of Chicago will host a mini-symposium to bring together our faculty and two colleagues from the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris for talks and discussions about new ideas and theories in biology. Prof. Aleksandra Walczak and Prof. Thierry Mora will join us from the Ecole Normale Superieure. They will each give talks on the interactions between COVID-19 and the immune system, followed by additional presentations by UChicago faculty about more cross-cutting ideas in biology. 

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Schedule

Each day will feature a presentation by our guests from CNRS, followed by two UChicago faculty presentations and discussion.

• Monday, May 17 – 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. CDT
• Tuesday, May 18 – 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. CDT

The event will be hosted on Zoom. Click here to register.

Organizing Committee

• Nicolas Chevrier, Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering
• Margaret Gardel, Horace B. Horton Professor of Physics and Molecular Engineering
• Stephanie Palmer, Associate Professor of Physics, Organismal Biology and Anatomy